Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Page #4

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But I am flattered, Mr. Mazzetti,

that you'd feel safer being with me.

But at the moment, at least, I'd feel

much safer being with the captain.

And, captain, I'm at your service.

Well, I don't seem

to have a choice anymore, do I?

By the way, Mazzetti,

what rank were you in the war?

If it's any of your business,

master sergeant.

Good. Then you'll be used

to taking orders from captains.

Move it out, sarge.

Here it is, the purser's office.

Wilbur.

Take this...

...and hold those wires back.

Do you ladies think

you could jump this?

Well, it can't be more

than 6 or 7 feet across.

When I was the captain

of my college track team...

...often times, you know,

we'd dig this pit...

- Well, it can't be much of a jump, can it?

- Speak for yourself.

When I was in the Girl Scouts, I once

won a medal for the running broad jump.

How many tries they give you?

Best of three?

Show them how it's done, Gina.

Take a run at it.

Look, if you miss, Gina...

Mr. Mazzetti, would you

hold that for me, please?

Please, call me Frankie.

Take a run.

All right, Gina.

Come on, sarge, join us.

Don't worry about me, Turner.

- My dress. I don't think I can make it.

- Take it off.

- I beg your pardon?

- Take it off.

He's got a real way with words,

doesn't he?

- With apologies, madame. Givenchy?

- It's a copy, actually.

Should we be fortunate enough

to get out of here alive...

...I'd be very happy to replace it

with the real thing.

- Oh, God, hold me, please.

- Oh, brother.

I'm okay.

- Are you gonna be all right?

- As soon as you make it. Go.

Well, I can't, Wilbur, I can't.

I can't make this jump

unless you're on the other side...

Shut up, the pair of you,

and one of you jump.

- Right. Wilbur.

- Hold the wires back for him.

Come on.

Just a minute. Take a run.

- Okay.

- Okay.

- I have the shortest legs of any of us.

- Shut up and come now!

- Okay, here I come. Are you ready?

- Yes.

Okay.

That's a hell of a track team

you belonged to.

Actually, my specialty was the discus.

- Get out of here.

- I was good at the discus.

The safe, do you see?

- Coming, doctor?

- Well, I've been thinking, captain.

We'll separate into two camps.

We'll go aft...

...and you and your party

continue forward.

Is that an order?

Hopefully it's a constructive suggestion.

All right, doctor,

we'll play it your way.

Hey, look, we're wasting time.

This ship could blow up

or go down any second.

We gotta find my daughter.

- She could be anywhere.

- Mike.

Look, she's not here.

Let's look somewhere else.

- Think we need the plastique?

- I don't know.

- Did you ever live with a safe cracker?

- Absolutely.

Of course, I didn't know at the time.

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